WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) and Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) introduced the Social Security Overpayment Fairness Act in an effort to protect American seniors from facing financial hardship due to incidental Social Security benefit overpayments. About 66 million Americans receive some form of Social Security benefits. In Colorado, there are over 4.4 million Social Security recipients who   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representative Jason Crow alongside 82 bipartisan, bicameral colleagues, called on the U.S. Senate and House Armed Service Committees to reject a flawed proposal from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) intended for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The proposal would transfer U.S. National Guard units performing sp  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Letter rejects inclusion of Legislative Proposal 480 in upcoming defense budget Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Representatives Jason Crow and Joe Wilson led bipartisan and bicameral colleagues, including 56 Representatives and 29 Senators, in a letter urging House and Senate Armed Services Committees to reject the inclusion of the US Air Force's (USAF) recent Legislative Proposal 480   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Special District Grant Accessibility Act (H.R. 7525), legislation introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Pat Fallon (R-TX). The bill would codify a first-ever definition of "special district" in federal law and ensure that districts are eligible for all appropriate forms of federal financial assistance. "There are   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), founding Co-Chair of the Space Force Caucus, alongside Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) led bipartisan and bicameral colleagues, including 56 Representatives and 29 Senators, in a letter urging House and Senate Armed Services Committees to reject the inclusion  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care released the following written testimony by Paul Christine, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, from a roundtable discussion dated April 9, 2024, entitled "Closing Gaps in the Care Continuum: Opportunities to Improve Substance Use Disorder Care in the Federal Health Programs": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Daines, and distinguished members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to   more